The Sensex was up by 266.80 points or 0.75 per cent at the Wednesday's closing. In the day's trade, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index had touched a high of 35,667.31 points and a low of 35,309.67 points. The Nifty, too, was up by 70 points or 0.65 per cent.

On Thursday, Asian indices were showing a negative trend. Japan's Nikkei 225 was quoting in red, down by 0.71 per cent while Hang Seng was down by 0.66 per cent, South Korea's Kospi was also down by 0.52 per cent. China's Shanghai Composite index was trading in red, down by 0.63 per cent.